Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The superiority of the words of Allah over all other words is like the superiority of […]
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Al-Harith ibn al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah commanded John, the son of Zechariah, with five words to practice and to command the
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Bakr al-Muzanni reported: Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Supplication is in need of enough righteousness as food is in need of enough salt.” Source: Muṣannaf Ibn
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will all surely enter Paradise
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Al-Zubayr ibn Abdul Wahid reported: Abu al-Hasan Bunan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The freeman is a slave as long as he is greedy, and the slave is
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When death approached Noah, upon him be peace, he called his sons and he said:
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah, I seek refuge in Allah on your behalf from the leadership of fools,
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will raise up a date or a morsel in charity, just as one of you
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The five prayers expiate the sins between them. You see that if there were five
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Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “All of you are the children of Adam and Adam was created from dust, that people might
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed through the market from a higher part of the city and people were look at
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of one who learns sacred knowledge and then does not share it is like
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the believer will wear down his devils by obedience to Allah, just as one of
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Abu al-Tufayl reported: It was said to Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, may Allah be pleased with him, “What do you mean by your statement: The dead person is not one relieved
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Abu Salih reported: A man said to Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, “What is God-fearing mindfulness?” Abu Huraira said, “Have you ever taken a thorny path?” The
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Abu Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The sweetness of the world is bitterness in the Hereafter, and the bitterness of the world
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Mu’awiyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, nothing remains in the world but trials and tribulations. The parable of one of your deeds is that
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Jundub ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the scholar who teaches people virtue, but forgets it himself, is that
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Qurrah reported: ‘Awn, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, Allah compels his servant into a trial in the same way as caretakers do to their sick and their
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer who recites the Quran is that of citron, whose fragrance and taste
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